Doll and method of making same



M. M. MELDRAM. nou.l AND Minion or MAKING SAME.

APPLICATION FILED. OCT. 4, 1919` Patented Dec. 21

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M. M. MELDRAM.

DOLL AND METHOD o F MAKING SAME.

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UNITED *STATES*V PATENT OFFICE'.

MINNIE 1u. ivrnrnnAM, 'or Nnw YORK, N. Y.

, DOLD AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME.

pplicaton led October 4, 1919. Serial No. 328,351.

yTo all whom t may concern.' l

Be it known thatI, MINNIE MELDNAM, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at New York, inthe county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dolls and Methods of Making Same, of which thefolfowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in dolls and has as its general object a doll of a novel and improved construction,` and a novel method whereby the doll may be manufactured at a low cost.

More specifically itis the object of the present invention to provide a doll the body and apparel of which may be readily and cheaply manufactured from a pair of socks.

Another object of the invention is to de- Y vise a method wherebyV a pair of socks, from which the doll is to be manufactured, may be cut intofthe required blanks with a minimum of waste of material and so as to eliminate as far a possible the operation of stitching in the manufacture of the doll so as to economize both in time and labor.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a `vertical transverser sectional view throughthe body of a doll constructed in accordance with the 4present invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the.A body before the application thereto of the upper limb members and apparel;

Fig. 3 isa view partly in elevation and partly in section illustrating the upper limb members about to be assembled ywith the body, the view illustrating one article of apparel upon thebodyin sectionan`d.other articles of apparel in positionv about to be assembled with the body;

Fig. 4; is a front eleva pleted doll; A

Fig. 5 is a sectional perspective view illustrating one of the limb members and a portion of the body;

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a view illustrating the sock from which the body ,and upper limb mem` ion of the combers of the doll are to beformed, the dotted lines indicating the lines along which the' sock is to be cut to provide the required blanks;

Fig. 8 is a group perspective view illustrating the sock after being out along the dotted lines in Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view illustrating4 one of the blanks partly finished;

Fig. l0 is a group perspective view illustrating the two upper limb members partly finished;

Fig. 11 is a View similar to Fig. 7 illustrating the other sock and the lines along which the same is to be cut to provide the necessary blanks;

Fig. l2 is a view similar to Fig. 8'il1ustrating the sock after being cut into the blanks;

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the sleeve members ofone of the articles of apparel partly completed;

1 Fig. 14 is a perspective View of the col- In manufacturing the doll, two socks, preferably of contrasting colors, will be selected, one of said socks being preferably white in color and being the one from which the body andv limb members of the doll are to be formed. This sock is illustrated in flattened out form in Fig. 7 of the drawings and isindicated in ygeneral by the numeral 1, and in preparing the sock for the manufacture of the doll, the same is to be cut alongy the dotted lines shown in the said figure. In thus cutting the sock several blanks will be produced, indicated one by the numeral 2, another by. the numeral 3, a third by the numeral l, and a fourth by the numeral 5. The blank 2- constitutes the upper and heel portion of the sock; the blanks 3'and 4, respectively, the portions of the sock which ft over the instep and the ball of the foot, and the blank 5 the toe portion of the sock. Thislatter portion is of no use in the present methody and is therefore to be discarded as are also the relatively narrow strip portions whichl are indicated in Fig. 7 of the drawings bythe reference letter a and which are located between the portions which are to form the blanks 3 and 4f. The upper or top portion of the sock is cut along the dotted line shown in the upper portion of Fig. 7 so as to provide a longitudinally extending incision 6 providing integral portions 7 the ends of which are preferably cut to a more or less tapered form as indicated by the numeral 8. These portions 7 are to constitute the lower limbs of the doll and, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 9 of the drawings and indicated by the numeral 9,

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the edges of each portion are to be united 11o by stitching so as to form pockets which are to be filled by stuffing material indicated by the numeral 10, and which stuiiing is preferably of cotton wadding, although any other soft material may be employed for the purpose if otherwise suitable. After having stitched together the edges of the portions 7 as above stated, the material 1() is to be stuffed into the blank 2 until it is sufciently compact and completely fills the blank including the said leg portions 7. The

.material of the blank at its open end, which is indicated by the numeral 11, is then gathered and stitched so as to close the said blank. The slight bulge in the blank 2 which in the sock in its original condition constituted the heel of the sock, will now 'constitute the head of the body of the doll, the bulge being presented forwardly so as to form the face of the doll and being suitably lined or painted, as indicated by the numeral 12,so as to represent the facial features. In order to provide the body with a neck, the filled blank 2 is to be contracted between the head and trunk portions in a manner which will be presently pointed out.

In order to simulate feet at the lower ends of the limb members 7, cords or ribbons 13 may be tied more or less tightly about the said limb members 7 a suitable distance abovetheir lower ends so as to circumferentially contract these members for the purpose stated.

In forming the upper limb members, the blanks 3 and l have their longitudinal edges brought together in each instance and stitched as indicated by the numeral 14, and as clearly shown in Fig. 10 of the drawings, whereupon one end of each tubular blank thus formed may be closed by stitching and the blanks filled with the stuiling material after which the other end is to be closed by stitching and finally the blanks are stitched to the body 2 at the shoulders so that they will then constitute the arms of the doll. In order to simulate hands at the lower ends of the arms, cord, tape, or ribbon indicated by the numeral 15 is to be tied more or less tightly about each of the arm members a suitable distance above its lower end so as to circumferentially contract the same in the same Vmanner as reviously explained with regard to the ijeet of the lower limb members.

The body and limb members of the doll having been thus produced from the blanks cut from the sock 1, the apparel for the doll is provided by cutting the other sock in a manner which will now be described.

The sock above referred to is indicated in general by the numeral 16 and the same is c ut valong the dotted lines shown in Fig. 1 1 of the drawings so as to form the blanks shown in Fig. 12, one of said blanks being indicated by the numeral 17, another by the numeral 18, another by the numeral 19, and others by the numerals 20 and 21. As previously stated it is preferable that this -sock be of someV distinguishing color so lthe sock 16, is fitted in inverted position over the body of the doll before the arms are stitched in place and the upper edge of this Yblank is suitably stitched to the neck portion of the body of the doll as indicated by thev numeral 22. The relatively coarseV knit or ribV portion of the blank, indicated bythe numeral 23, may then be folded in the manner shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings and indicated'by the numeral 24, so as to simulate the lower portion of a sweater, these folds or rolls extending circumferentially about, the waist portion of the body ofthe doll. rIhe blank 18 has no function in the present method and may, therefore, be discarded as well as the portions a which correspond to the portions a of the first described sock. Each of the blanks 20 and 21 has its longitudinal edges brought together and stitched as y'indicated by the numeral 25 and as clearly shown in Fig. 13 of the drawings, and inl this manner. the sleeves of the sweater are provided, the said sleeves being suitably stitched at their upper ends to the sweater or to the sweater and body of the doll, either as desired. The lower ends of the ,sleeves may be suitably hemmed to prevent unraveling and to presenta neat ap earance.

The blank 19 whic constitutedthe toe to the sock 16, may now be employed to servey as a cap for the doll, the same being preferably turned in at its lower edge and stitched, as indicated by the numeral 26, tothe head of the doll. This cap may be provided at its apex with a suitable tassel indicated by the ,numeral 27 or it may be left plain or supplied with `any other suitable ornament. Fig. 14 of the drawings illustrates a collar which is indicated'by the numeral 28 and which collar may be of linen or any other material possessing a suitable degree of stiffness, and this collar is to be stitched in any suitable manner to the neck portion of the body ofthe doll and, if desired, by the stitches 22.

From the foregoing description'of the invention it will be seen that, without any considerable waste of material, I am enabled, by the method of the present invention, to cut from a pair of socks, blanks `which may be readily fashioned to form Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. The method of producing a doll from a sock which comprises cutting off the toe portion of the sock, cutting off the instep portion of the lsock and longitudinally dividing the instep portion, slitting the normally top portion of the sock to provide limb blanks, uniting the edges of the said blanks to close their sides and lower ends, stuiiing the blank, closing the end thereof at which the heel portion is located at a point beyond the said heel portion whereby the heel seat will constitute the face of the headvmember of the doll and the closed end of the blank will be located at the rear of the said head portion eircumferentially restricting the body member to define the body and head portions of the doll, uniting the edges of theblanks resulting from the longitudinal division of the instep portion of the sock and stuffing the tubular blanks thus provided to form limb members, and uniting the limb members to the body member at the shoulder portions thereof.

2. The method of producing a doll from a sock which comprises cutting off the toe portion of the sock, cutting off the instep portion of the sock and longitudinally dividing the instep portion, slitting the normally top portion of the sock to provide limb blanks, uniting the edges of the said blanks to close their sides and lower ends, stuffing the blank, closing the end thereof at which the heel portion is located at a point beyond the said heel portion whereby the heel seat will constitute the face of the head member of the doll and the closed end of the blank will be located at the rear of the said head portion circumferentially restricting the body member to define the body and head portions of the doll, uniting the ledges of the blanks resulting from the longitudinal division of the instep portion of the sock and stuffing the tubular blanks thus provided to form limb members, and uniting the limb members to the body member at the shoulder portions thereof circumferentially restricting the limb members near their lower ends to simulate feet or hands, as the case may be.

3. The method of producing a doll from a sock which comprises cutting oif'the toe portion of the sock, cutting 0E the instep portion of the sock and longitudinally dividing the instep portion, slitting the normally top portion of the sock to provide limb blanks, uniting the edges of the said blanks to close their sides and lower ends,

stuffing the blank, closing the end thereof at which the heel portion is located at a point beyond the said heel portion whereby the heel seat will constitute the face of the head member of the doll and the closed end of the blank will be located at the rear of the said head portion, uniting the edges of the blanks resulting from the longitudinal division of the instep portion of the sock and stuffing the tubular blanks thus provided to form limb members, and uniting the limb members to the body member at the shoulder portions thereof; and, producing apparel for the doll from another sock by cutting the sock to provide the toe portion, the upper portion, and the instep portions, utilizing the toe portion as a cap and utilizing thev upper portion as a body arment by fitting the same onto the body of the doll with the formerly upper end lowermost and leaving said end unattached whereby it may be rolled to simulate the roll of the sweater.

4;. The method of producing a doll from a sock which comprises cutting off the toe portion of the sock, cutting off the instep portion of the sock and longitudinally dividing the instep portion, slitting the normally top portion of the sock to provide limb blanks, uniting the edges of the said blanks to close their sides and lower ends, stuffing the blank, closing the end thereof at which the heel portion is located at a point beyond the said heel portion whereby the heel seat will constitute the face of the head member of the doll and the closed end of the blank will be located at the rear of the said head portion, uniting the edges of the blanks resulting from the longitudinal division ofthe instep portion of the sock and stuiing the tubular blanks thus provided to form limb members, and uniting the limb members to the body member at the shoulder portions thereof; and, producing apparel for the doll from another sock by cutting the sock to provide the toe portion, the upper portion, and the instep portions, longitudinally dividing the instep portion to provide blanks, uniting the edges of said blanks to render the same of tubular form, and fitting the blanksonto the upper limb members to simulate sleeves, utilizing the toe portion as a cap and utilizing the upper portion as a body garment by fitting the same onto the body of the doll with the formerly upper end lowermost and leaving said end unattached whereby it may be rolled to simulate the roll of the sweater.

In testimony whereof I affix m signature.

MINNIE M. MELDRANE [11. s] 

